Forecast Details for Palmetto, FL

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Overnight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. High near 89. Heat index values as high as 99. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. West wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Heat index values as high as 99. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Northwest wind around 7 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 92. East wind around 7 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east southeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Friday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming east after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Labor Day: Showers and thunderstorms. High near 88. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

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Weather Topic: What are Contrails?

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A contrail is an artificial cloud, created by the passing of an aircraft.

Contrails form because water vapor in the exhaust of aircraft engines is suspended in the air under certain temperatures and humidity conditions. These contrails are called exhaust contrails.

Another type of contrail can form due to a temporary reduction in air pressure moving over the plane's surface, causing condensation. These are called aerodynamic contrails.

When you can see your breath on a cold day, it is also because of condensation. The reason contrails last longer than the condensation from your breath is because the water in contrails freezes into ice particles.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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